The two guppies swam to the dance floor. Nonny gave Gil thumbs up and his friend did the same.
After the song, the audience broke into applause.
"That was wonderful!" Mr. Grouper said. He hugged Molly and Gil.
"Thanks!" they said, in unison.
Afterwards, Mrs. Grouper held a bunch of flowers and announced "Okay, single ladies; it's time to throw the bouquet!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" all the females screamed.
"They're going to make me deaf!" Gil said, rubbing his ear.
"I'm going to try getting the bouquet." Molly said, patting her friend on the back.
Over on the other side of the banquet hall, Deema swam to the washroom. I don't want to be a part of this she thought. But just as she was about to go into the mermaids room…
"And a one and a two and a—"
The bouquet went flying in the air as the ladies screamed at the top of their lungs.
"Where is the bouquet?" a woman asked, with her arms out.
They turned around and realized it landed in Deema hands.
What is this, doing in my hand? Deema thought.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!" the women screamed.
"Congratulations! You're the next woman to get married!" Mrs. Grouper exclaimed.
"You guys don't actually believe that do you?" Deema asked.
She swam away without answering her question. A slow song started to play
Another one? Deema thought. Great, now I have to watch couples be happy while I mope here all night.
Goby suddenly swam up to her "Hey!" he practically shouted.
Deema had a confused look on her face. "Hey, Goby. So you're having fun?"
"Yeah I am. Are-are you?"
Deema nodded her head.
"Do you want to dance with me?" Goby blurted out. "I've been wanting to ask you all night, but I clammed up and swam away and then I hid in the washroom and—and you look so beautiful tonight and I totally didn't and so then Gil came in and told me some story and then—"
Deema kissed Goby on the lips as he was talking. As they stopped, Goby had a shocked look on his face, and then he started to beam.
"S'cuse me for a moment." Goby said. He swam to the balcony down the hall.
"Yes!" he said, looking up and the night sky. "I did it! Praise the lord!"
He finally swam back to Deema, looking calm, and started to slow dance with her.
"You look beautiful in that dress." Goby complimented.
"Thank you!" Deema grinned. "It's really long though. I tripped a couple times in this dress tonight."
Back at the table, the rest of the guppies were watching their friend's dance with each other.
"Ohh! This is soo romantic!" Oona squealed, quietly. "I knew Deema could do it."
"Nah, pretty sure it was all Goby" Gil said, shaking his head.
"Who cares who it was!" Molly told her friends. "The important thing is that they are finally dancing together!"
"Agreed" Nonny said, nodding.
"Yeah, I guess so!" Oona agreed. "This is a memory worth saving!" She snapped a picture of the two, with her fish camera.
"Oona, careful, the might see!" Molly said, nudging her friend.
"Oop, they're looking this way!" Oona said, swimming away.
Back at the dance floor…
"Are we expecting lighting tonight?" Deema asked Goby.
He shook his head, smiling. "No way, this night is too perfect for that!"
